New Bands

Pitchfork is like the Sauron of music blogs / web reportage. The smug Chicago writers…

My vote for band name of the year. In their own words: “A time machine…

I’ve a soft spot for tunes which can’t easily be categorised and this is one…

You may have heard of this 8-piece New York band by now with people like…

Oh shit. Cast your mind back a year or so to when you first heard…

Hellllllllllllllloooooooo Broooooooklyn!!!! Yes, it’s yet another band from that NY borough to kick off our…

File under “another-SXSW-band-I-didn’t-see-but-were-apparently-awesome”, Ume are from Austin themselves and will rock yer face. Their Sunshower…

You know the way Myspace has those genre descriptions on the band pages? Well Ribbons‘…

I was pleased a couple of weeks ago when a previous tip of mine The…

‘Rich Doors’ is one of those weird, shapeshifters that sounds like a tune morphing from…

I got a whiff of the Theophilus This Charming Mixtape and far from being a…

All of a sudden, I’m feeling a bit of a buzz around David Michael Stith…

I didn’t get a broner for Fleet Foxes as much as many, many other people…

If I had to pick one artist as “one to watch” for this year, it…

They’re Norwegian! They’ve got weird cartoon heads! They’ve got a really funky synth line! As…

I must commend Analogue on their recent free CD – most excellent stuff (and I’m…

Amazing video for what is fast becoming my song of the year. Those are real…

Trust me. that artwork is way better than seeing a press shot of this husband…

Those saddened by the demise of The Immediate may soon be rejoicing as Conor O’…

That is hands down one of the best band names I’ve ever heard. A pop…